The meaning of Discrete

Discrete – definition

adjective
Individually separate and distinct.
Usage examples:
Speech sounds are produced as a continuous sound signal rather than discrete units
Synonims:
Separate Distinct Individual Detached Unattached Disconnected Discontinuous Disjunct Disjoined

adjective
Having an independent existence or form apart from other similar things; separate
Usage examples:
This area has four discrete neighborhoods centered around a school.

Discrete translation into English

Discrete: translate from English into Chinese

离散的, 分离

Discrete: translate from English into Dutch

Discreet, Onopvallend

Discrete: translate from English into French

Discret

Discrete: translate from English into German

Diskret

Discrete: translate from English into Hindi

अलग, असतत, असंतत, अनिरंतर, भाववाचक

Discrete: translate from English into Italian

Discreto, Distinto, Separato, Astratto

Discrete: translate from English into Korean

이산, 분리된, 추상적인, 이산의

Discrete: translate from English into Russian

Дискретный, Отдельный, Раздельный, Абстрактный, Состоящий из разрозненных частей, Отвлеченный, Разъединенный

Discrete: translate from English into Spanish

Discreto, Con pausas

Word origin

late Middle English: from Latin discretus ‘separate’; compare with discreet.

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Discrete – similar words

discretional

adjective
Available for use at the discretion of the user; discretionary.
Usage examples:
The court has some discretional powers to assess the statements presented to it

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discretion

noun
The quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offence or revealing confidential information.
Usage examples:
She knew she could rely on his discretion

noun
Choice, or the right to make a choice, based on judgment
Usage examples:
Troopers have discretion in deciding whom to stop for speeding., whether or not to hold the meeting…

noun
The right to choose something, or to choose to do something, according to what seems most suitable in a particular situation
Usage examples:
At sb's discretion/at the discretion of sb payment in lieu of notice to redundant workers is at the…

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discretely

adverb
Separately and individually.
Usage examples:
The regions are discretely labelled with individual introductory texts

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Discrete synonims

detached

adjective
Separate or disconnected.
Usage examples:
A four-bedroomed detached house

verb
Disengage (something or part of something) and remove it.
Usage examples:
He detached the front lamp from its bracket

adjective
Not emotionally involved in a situation
Usage examples:
As a writer, he took the role of a detached observer of life., their new house has a detached garage.

All meanings and translations of Detached

disconnected

adjective
Having had a connection broken.
Usage examples:
He expected the disconnected phone to start ringing

verb
Break the connection of or between.
Usage examples:
If the axle unit is partially disconnected from the body, the car should not be driven

adjective
Not related, or not having any clear purpose or pattern
Usage examples:
These are disconnected events, of no wider significance., disconnected thoughts, we have become dis…

All meanings and translations of Disconnected

discontinuous

adjective
Having intervals or gaps.
Usage examples:
A person with a discontinuous employment record

adjective
With breaks, or stopping and starting again
Usage examples:
A discontinuous process

All meanings and translations of Discontinuous

disjoined

verb
Separate or disunite.
Usage examples:
They asked that their parish be disjoined from lewis and added to harris

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disjunct

adjective
Disjoined and distinct from one another.
Usage examples:
A series of disjunct chords

noun
Each of the terms of a disjunctive proposition.
Usage examples:
By referring to a dichotomous tree, tusi shows how to choose the proper disjunction relative to the…

All meanings and translations of Disjunct

distinct

dɪˈstɪŋkt

adjective
Recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type.
Usage examples:
The patterns of spoken language are distinct from those of writing

adjective
Clearly separate and different
Usage examples:
The two languages are quite distinct from each other., the dogs are of distinct breeds., there’s a …

adjective
Clearly noticeable; that certainly exists
Usage examples:
There's a distinct smell of cigarettes in here.

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individual

adjective
Single; separate.
Usage examples:
Individual tiny flowers

noun
A single human being as distinct from a group.
Usage examples:
Boat trips for parties and individuals

noun
A single person or thing, esp. when compared to the group or set to which it belongs
Usage examples:
We will remember him as an individual who always tried to make people happy., every company has its…

All meanings and translations of Individual

separate

adjective
Forming or viewed as a unit apart or by itself.
Usage examples:
This raises two separate issues

verb
Cause to move or be apart.
Usage examples:
Both owners were trying to separate the dogs

plural noun
Individual items of clothing, such as skirts, jackets, or trousers, suitable for wearing in different combinations.
Usage examples:
Day wear consists of angular shaped separates that include wide-neck jumpers and half-mast trousers.

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unattached

adjective
Not working for or belonging to a particular body or organization.
Usage examples:
Local people unattached to any organization

adjective
Not joined or connected; independent
Usage examples:
An unattached woman

All meanings and translations of Unattached

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